Nation
Retail trade group sees solid holiday sales despite pandemic
The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, expects that holiday sales could actually exceed growth seen in prior seasons, despite all the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.
Local
Demand for COVID-19 tests in Minn. surges ahead of holidays
Demand is so strong in Minnesota that Health Department officials are modifying their prior advice for asymptomatic people to get tested.
Local
Mayo launches therapy to prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations
The clinic is the first in Minnesota to administer the antibody treatment.
Nation
Jury duty? No thanks, say many, forcing trials to be delayed
Jury duty notices have set Nicholas Philbrook's home on edge with worries about him contracting the coronavirus and passing it on to his father-in-law, a cancer survivor with diabetes in his mid-70s who is at higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19.
Nation
Man seen exhaling on women outside Trump golf club charged
A man seen forcefully exhaling on two women outside President Donald Trump's Virginia golf course has been charged with assault.
Local
Wisconsin congressman says he tested positive for COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, according to a statement from the Republican lawmaker, who represents Wisconsin's 1st congressional district.
Nation
The Latest: Washington state sees record hospitalizations
Health officials in Washington state said the number of people who were hospitalized to receive treatment for the coronavirus has reached a record high.
Nation
Many Americans flying for holiday despite CDC pleas
Millions of Americans bought tickets to fly somewhere for Thanksgiving before the nation's top public health agency pleaded with them not to travel for the holiday.
Nation
Loeffler has negative COVID-19 test 2 days after positive
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler's latest coronavirus test came back negative, but her campaign said Sunday she will continue to quarantine at least until she gets another negative result.
Local
In Wisconsin recount, Trump challenges pile up, slow tally
Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one.
Nation
Bruce Swedien, Grammy-winning engineer of 'Thriller,' dies
Bruce Swedien, a five-time Grammy-winning audio engineer who collaborated with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, has died. He was 86.
Local
Rules about police wearing masks vary widely across US
Although authorities have been encouraging people to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus, many police departments leave it up to officers to decide whether to cover their faces while interacting with the public.
Business
Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition
It's not just President-elect Joe Biden's transition that's under a microscope.
Nation
Lobster biz hopes for stability after tumultuous Trump era
President Donald Trump positioned himself as a friend of New England's lobstermen, but members of the industry said they are looking forward to something that has been lacking in the crustacean business: stability.
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